New Jersey Law Journal:Site Remediation Program Reform in the Works

Anyone who has dealt with the Department of Environmental Protection’s Site Remediation Program has a story to tell. Landowners and developers generally believe that the process takes longer and costs more than was ever anticipated. Just when the finish line appears to be in sight, the state agency is likely to require the installation of additional groundwater monitoring wells and rounds of sampling.

Environmentalists and community activists tend to have a different view. In many instances they remain unconvinced that the process is sufficiently protective of environmental and public health concerns.